Cant synonyms

kănt

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jargon
(Countable) Language characteristic of a particular group.
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lip-service
Insincere expression of respect, loyalty, support, etc.
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argot
An inhabitant or resident of Argos.
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pretense (related)
A false show of something
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language
A system of objects or symbols, such as sounds or character sequences, that can be combined in various ways following a set of rules, especially to communicate thoughts, feelings, or instructions.
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patter
To move with quick, light, softly audible steps.
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pomposity
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grade
A slope or gradual inclination, especially of a road or railroad track:
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incline
To lower or bend the head or body, as in a nod or bow.
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lingo
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slang
To use slang or abusive talk
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tilt
To cause to slope or slant; tip
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patois
A Jamaican Creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.
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vernacular
The everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language.
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lexicon
(Linguis.) The total stock of morphemes in a language
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terminology
The systematic study of terms
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gradient
A slope or incline.
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lean
Meat containing little or no fat
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rake
(Mining) A fissure or mineral vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so.
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slope
The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
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words (related)
A variety of a language that differs from the standard form
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rise (related)
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
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shelta (related)
A secret jargon used by traditionally itinerant people in Great Britain and Ireland, based on systematic inversion or alteration of the initial consonants of Gaelic words.
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bevel
Sloping part or surface, as the angled edge of plate glass
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chamfer
(Woodworking, engineering, drafting, CAD) an obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges
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buzzword
(Pejorative) A word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon, and often rendered meaningless and fashionable through abuse by non-technical persons in a seeming show of familiarity with the subject.
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bank
A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
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camber
The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force.
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pitch
To erect or establish; set up:
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sham
(Short for) pillow sham
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humbug
Something made or done to cheat or deceive; fraud; sham; hoax
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dishonesty (related)
The quality of being dishonest; dishonest behavior; deceiving, stealing, etc.
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hypocrisy (related)
The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.
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dialect
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idiom
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straight (related)
Something straight
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tip
To serve as the tip of
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vulgarism
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standard (antonym)
The definition of a standard is something established as a rule, example or basis of comparison.
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heel
The back part of the human foot, under the ankle and behind the instep
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pious platitude
insincere talk about religion or morals
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cant over
heel over
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colloquialize
To render colloquial.
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jargonize
(Intransitive) To speak or write using jargon.
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pecksniffery
Unctuous, hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour
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goody-goodiness
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hypocriticalness
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couldnt (related)
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can-t (related)
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didnt (related)
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dont (related)
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wont (related)
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couldn-t (related)
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havent (related)
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wouldnt (related)
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gotta (related)
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wanna (related)
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doesnt (related)
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shouldnt (related)
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gonna (related)
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Cant Sentence Examples

  • But sentiment of any "high-flying" description - to use the cant word of his time - was quite incomprehensible to him, or rather never presented itself as a thing to be comprehended.

  • By the aid of this arrangement the natural cant of the machine when making a turn could be checked, if it became excessive.

  • Donnie won the first game with "cant" which Dean questioned, unsuccessfully, assuming the boy meant the more common version, "can't," which was unacceptable.

  • The general condemnation of " shams " and cant had, of course, particular applications, though he left them to be inferred by his readers.

  • The Latin future has been replaced, as everywhere, by tile perirphasis (c a n t a r e ha b en), but it is worth noticing that in certain old texts of the 13th century, and in the popular songs of a comparatively ancient date which have been preserved in Asturias, the auxiliary can still precede the infinitive (ha ben cant a r e), as with the Latin writers of the decadence:

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